Theresa May under immense pressure to ensure the rights of EU nationals living in the UK are protected

Members of the Conservative Party which the British Prime Minister is belongs have made an urgent call for the Prime Minister to ensure the rights of all EU nationals living the United Kingdom as early as possible in order to minimise the rising tensions and uncertainties about their rights.

The call once was again re-echoed by 9 members of her party on Monday prior to the Wednesday’s vote to empower the PM to activate Article 50.

The amendment regarding the issue in question was raised by a member of the Labour party Harriet Harman and was seconded by Scottish National Party (SNP) as well as the Liberal Democrats, to guarantee EU citizens that their right will not be jeopardised by Brexit.

Though Mrs May had always maintained that she will only reciprocate such a call if EU do same to Brits living in other member states, and has never subscribed to the idea of unilaterally guaranteeing the rights of EU living in the UK if other will not do same for British nationals.

Also to buttress further her resolve to guarantee the rights of EU citizens living in the UK, she has made request that Britain and the EU should make a priority in the negotiation.

A conservative MP Edward Leigh also made a request for the PM to tell the house if any country is against an early discussion of the issue. But the PM stated that there are objections, but they were not made on the basis of the principle of reciprocity, rather on “whether this should be part of the full negotiations or not.”

Also anther Conservative MP threw up a question asking if the PM would alone ensure the rights of EU citizens are protected. May said her discussions with EU leaders gave her “every expectation” a reciprocal deal could be struck “at an early stage.”

May discussed the issue with the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy at a summit of EU leaders in Malta on Friday. The pair agreed on the need for an agreement “early on in the negotiations,” a Downing Street spokesperson said.

More than 3 million EU citizens are estimated to be resident in the U.K. and their status after Brexit has become one of the most emotive issues facing the government. Conservative MP Alberto Costa said the outcome would affect family members and called on May to stick to her “personal guarantee” that she would secure a deal, adding that he was putting his “entire trust” in the prime minister.